Toggery rack



Ndv. 9,1937. s. 5. AWBREY 2,098,715

TOGGERY RACK A Filed Sept. 23, 1935 IN VENTOR, Jaw/x1e] ihfi/vy ATTORNEYS Patented Nov. 9, 1937 i UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE TOGGERY RACK Samuel C. Awbrey, Kansas City, Mo.

Application September 23, 1935, Serial No. 41,683

3 Claims. (01. 211-420) This invention relates to supporting devices body portion of the rack and in order to '1 cornfor wearing apparel such as hats, ties, trousers plete the provision of a guide wall at each slot reand similar garments, and has for its primary spectively, the outermost length 14 of the 'reobject, the provision of a toggery rack, wherein bent strip 6 is extended as at le'so that the guide '5 is'combined unique, durable and effective means wall [8 is formed thereon. This outermost length for holding such articles for convenient place- 14 has means formed thereby, whereby the rack ment and removal. One of the important aims in its entirety may be secured to a supporting surof the instant invention is to provide in a toggery face. In the illustrated embodiment of the inrack, means for holding trousers, which comvention seen in Figs 1, 2 and 3, the offset portions 10 prises a, strip of resilient material rebent upon 20 Of this outermost length 14 afford convenient 10 itself a recurring number of times to present structure for securing the rack in position. There a series of open-end slots, which open ends are is an opening 22 formed in offset portions 20 formed in a novel manner to present at least one and a ew 24 s pa through t Opening guide wall adjacent the entrance to the respec- 22 into the pp tive slots so that a garment may be moved to the A hat holder comprising a pair of uprights 26 15 gripped position without difficulty. and an intermediate bow 21, is associated with An even further object of this invention is to the rebe str p n t ma e s w The upprovide a toggery rack of the aforementioned rights overlie Offset portions and an p character, wherein is incorporated a hat holder ing 23 o m d t e On each Side respectively 20 which overhangs the pants holder and a tie rack, of offset 20 receives a screw 30 to further fasten which is affixed to the outermost. length of the the rack in p Uprights 26 having laterally rebent strip of resilient material, all to the end projected portions, s s a how 27 and the that interference between the toggery held by remaining portions of p s are i n Ove the rack is obviated and any or all of the articles hanging relation w t sp t strip before 25 which the rack is designed t upport may b described. The hat holder in the form of up- 25 moved to and from. the supported position with rights 26 a b 21 s p e a y med of ease, flat strip stock. which is rigid, yet light. The In addition to the foregoing broader objects manner of forming p g s 26 to embrace offsets of this invention, the following specification will 20 Shouldhe followed and the height of p ts 30 disclose minor objects that contribute in the 25 y be Varied to su t Conditions so long as the 30 production of a most desirable article of manu- Width of the hat brim is taken intO- o s derafacture. tion.

Inthe drawing: The tie rack 32 which. is secured along the Figure 1 is a, perspective iew of a, toggery ra k other 0111781111051, length 34 of strip 6 iS provided 35 made in ac ordanc ith thi invention with outwardly extended angular wings 36 that 35 Fig, 2 is n nd elevatign of th same serve as guide walls in that they have the ends Fig 3 is longitudinal, cross section through thereof terminating in substantially the same th k, t k along li of Fig 1 and, transverse plane as the ends of outermost length Fig 4 is perspective View of a toggery rack I4. With this construction, there is formed at 40 embodying a modified form of t invention each end of the rack, a small bay-like indenta- 40 The toggery rack comprises a strip of resili t tion, bottomed by the entrance to the several slots materiai b t upon itself recurring number 8. This feature of the rack is valuable in that of times to present a plurality of open-end slots garments may be movediiltO the Slots 3 o gh 8, it which is positioned garment such as the guidance of the several walls mentioned and a pair of trousers or the like. Strip 6 is flat and because of the p jecting Wings 36 j t men- 45 bent so that when the weight of the garments is minedthereupon, it will not sag. The inherent resili- Each of these Wings has a notch 33 f med ency of strip 6 is such that the garment moved therein for the purpose of receiving any article into slots 8 are securely held and to facilitate inthat may be hung thereon and e e ped Over sertion, the bights I0 formed by rebending, are the Several fingers 49 forming a p t f t e ree 50 disposed in ofiset relation so that a guide wall I2 32. The back strip 42 of tie rack 32 is secured diis presented adjacent the mouth of each slot rerectly to the outermost length 44 of strip 6 and spectively. when garments are moved to position in slots 8, As illustrated in Fig. 3, bights ID are on a line the expansion and contraction of the rebent strip extending at an angle transversely across the 6 moves tie rack 32 toward and from the support 55 trated in Fig. 4 is the specific manner of creating offset 54, which has openings 56 therethrough to receive suitable fastening elements to hang the rack upon a support.

Also, in this form, the hat rack does not forma part of the completed structure. 7

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is: l

1. A toggery rack comprising a strip of'resilient material rebent upon itself a recurring number of times to present open-end slots, the bights and ends-ofzsaid' strip being in longitudinal oifset relation; and a strip of material secured to one of the outermost lengths of said strip material in overlapped relation whereby a guide wall is presented at the entrance to each adjacent slot respectively.

2. A toggery rack comprising a strip of resilient material rebent upon itself a recurring number of times to present open-end slots, successive lengths of said strip being progressively shorter as one outermost length thereof is approached from the other outermost length; and an outwardly and forwardly extending wing at each end respectively of the shortest outermost length of material whereby a guide wall is presented at the entrance to each adjacent slot respectively.

3. A toggery rack comprising a strip of resilient material rebent upon itself a recurring number of times to present open-end slots, successive lengths of said strip being progressively shorter as one outermost length thereof is approached from the other outermost length; and a wing at each end respectively of the shortest outermost length'of strip material and extending therebeyond whereby a guide wall is presented at the entrance to each slot respectively, each wing being angled forwardly so that the free end thereof extends outwardly from said shortest. length of strip material.

SAMUEL c. AWBREY. 

